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Can the articular infinitive be a dative of means? (Greek)

Can the articular infinitive be a dative of means? (Greek)
  1. What are articular infinitives in Greek?
  2. What is articular infinitive?
  3. What is an example of dative in Greek?
  4. What is the aorist infinitive in Greek?

What are articular infinitives in Greek?

The articular infinitive corresponds to a cognate verbal noun (in singular number only). It is preceded by the neuter singular article (τό, τοῦ, τῷ) and has the character and function of both a noun and a verbal form.

What is articular infinitive?

An articular infinitive, that is, an infinitive with an article, is a verbal noun. An article gives the doing word the same qualities of a noun, so an action can, for instance, be the subject or an object of a sentence.

What is an example of dative in Greek?

Examples: In the sentence "I spoke to John", John would be in the dative case. Also, in the sentence "By grace, you have been saved", grace would be in the dative case.

What is the aorist infinitive in Greek?

The aorist infinitive, being a verbal noun, NEVER has the augment. The FIRST AORIST uses the ending –σαι for the infinitive. The formula to form the first aorist infinitive is: verb stem + σαι

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